CHILD PROTECTION IN SCHOOLS AND THE ROLE OF LAW

Abstract

Children are the substratum of the nation therefore; the right of every child should be protected. Child protection in school
inexorably falls on the school authority since they play a central role when it comes to protecting children from violence under
their tutelage. The purpose of this paper is twofold; to find out the rights of children in schools and the responsibility of schools
in respect to the children in their custody in case of any problem such as: sexual abuse, accident, kidnapping, or demise of a child
sent to school. The methodology applied in this paper is doctrinal with a resort to legal and non-legal materials, internet sources,
newspaper and news reports, encyclopedias, journals, and other sources. This study revealed that there has been recorded failure
to protect children in schools. It is recommended, that schools be made to sign liability form, and if found guilty of negligence in
child protection should be penalized by law. In conclusion, there should be strict adherence to child’s protection laws in school.